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Show """Arriving at Liberty park the poopfn gathered arouud the speaker's stand and listened to tho introductory introduc-tory remarks by Kev. David Otter, president of the day. He spoke of the celebration of the occasion and its observance ob-servance by true American people. That grand old song "America" was rendered in true patriotic style by the quartette. Kev. W. M. Lane offered prayer. The First Brigade baud filled the air with stirring musie. H. A. Terpering read the Declaration of Independence. The reading of this document was listened to with close interest. The quartette rendered another patriotic (.election. The address of the day was made by Hon. J. L. Caldwell of Lincoln, Neb., assistant attorney general. His sub ject was, "Abraham Lincoln and His Kcia-tion Kcia-tion to American Liberty." Mr. Caldwell Cald-well is an able orator. At the conclusion of the oration and the quartette hand sang, then that great American institution, a Fourth of July picnic, was opened. The faces of the children were sunshine, and their parents were a tritlo frisky when tho free ice cream aud lemonade were passed around. |